Deutschneudorf

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Deutschneudorf
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Chemnitz
District	Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis
Municipal assoc.	Seiffen/Erzgeb.
Mayor	Heinz-Peter Haustein (FDP)
Basic statistics
Area	12.00 km² (4.6 sq mi)
Elevation	664 m  (2179 ft)
Population	1,170  (31/12/2006)
- Density	98 /km² (253 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MEK
Postal code	09548
Area code	037368
Website	www.deutschneudorf.de Coordinates: 50°36′11″N 13°27′46″E / 50.60306, 13.46278

Deutschneudorf is a municipality in the district Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany.

Deutschneudorf is also the site of a current dig in search of treasures looted by the Nazis. This site, an abandoned copper mine in the Ore mountains, was identified by radar scans as having a large amount of dense metal (believed to be too dense for copper). On Feb. 28, 2008, it was reported by CNN and others that digging had halted due to a disagreement between the two leaders of the dig. It has been said that the contents of the Amber room may also be found in this mine, though such speculation always looms over any hunt for stolen Nazi artifacts.

[edit] See also

• Amber Room

[edit] External links

• Photo Gallery The Amber Room Der Spiegel 02/20/2008

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